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Name: The name shall be the “Tyneside & Northumberland Branch” hereinafter called ‘the Branch’.

Object: The objects shall be to support the aims and objectives of the Campaign for Real Ale Limited (hereinafter called ‘CAMRA’) within the geographical area of Tyneside & Northumberland.

Regulations: The Branch shall observe the Regulations for Branches laid down from time to time by the Directors of CAMRA. Decisions of a general meeting of CAMRA or its Directors shall be binding on the Branch.

Membership: Any member of CAMRA living within the geographical area of the Branch is allocated to that branch. Any other member of CAMRA may apply to become a member subject to the approval of the Branch Committee who may refuse membership without assigning any reason.

If any member of the Branch shall cease to be a member of CAMRA his membership of the Branch shall automatically terminate.

Open Meetings: The Branch shall hold an open meeting at least once in every two calendar months. Any member of CAMRA shall be free to attend such open meetings and vote on any resolutions put forward at the meeting whether they are members of the Branch or not. No resolutions passed or approved at such a meeting shall be in any way binding on the Branch, Branch Committee or Branch officials.

Annual General Meetings: An Annual General Meeting shall be held once in every year, and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between one Annual General Meeting and the next. Only members of the Branch and the Directors of CAMRA or their duly appointed representatives shall be entitled to vote at the Branch Annual General Meeting. The business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting shall include:-

The approval of the audited Accounts of the Branch

The election of officials

Appointment of Auditors

At least 28 days notice of the Annual General Meeting shall be given to all members of the Branch and to the Directors of CAMRA either by post or by a CAMRA publication which in the ordinary course of events will give sufficient notice. A quorum for the Branch Annual General Meeting shall be seven members present, unless otherwise previously approved by the Regional Director or the Directors of CAMRA.

Special General Meetings: A Special General Meeting of the Branch may be called only on the decision of the Branch Committee, on written request signed by 5 members of the Branch or by one tenth of the Branch membership (whichever is the greater), or by the Directors of CAMRA. At least 21 clear days notice of such a Special General Meeting shall be given to all members of the Branch and the Directors of CAMRA by post or by a CAMRA publication which in the ordinary course of events will give sufficient notice. Only persons entitled to vote at a Branch Annual General Meeting shall be entitled to vote at a Special General Meeting.

Branch Committee: The Branch Committee shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Membership Secretary, a Pubs Officer and upto 12 other members (including a Public Affairs Officer, although this does not have to be a separate post), subject to such other guidelines for membership of the Committee as shall have been laid down by the Directors of CAMRA or at a General Meeting of CAMRA. The Committee members shall be elected at and hold office from one Annual General Meeting to the next, when they shall be eligible for re- election. Any member of CAMRA who is a member of the Branch may serve on the Committee.

The Branch Committee shall be empowered to fill by co-option from the Branch membership any casual vacancy which arises during the year. The Branch Committee shall undertake the general conduct of the affairs of the Branch.

In the event of the resignation of an entire Branch Committee the Directors of CAMRA will appoint such interim officers as may be necessary to manage the affairs of the Branch until a General Meeting of the Branch can be properly convened.

Committee Meetings: The Branch Committee shall meet not less than once in every two calendar months and the quorum for such a Committee meeting shall be not less than 4 members of the Branch Committee.

Elections: Nominations for posts on the Branch Committee shall be in writing, signed by a proposer and seconder, both of whom shall be members of the Branch, and accompanied by evidence of the willingness of the nominee to stand.

Finances: The financial year of the Branch shall commence on the first day of January in each year. The assets of the Branch shall be under the control of the Branch Committee and no payments shall be made out of the Branch monies except by authority of the Branch Committee. The Branch Committee shall ensure that the Treasurer keeps proper books of Account and that all monies received are placed to the credit of an Account in the name of the Branch at such Bank as the Committee may from time to time select.

Branch funds of any UK Branch shall not be deposited or held in Bank or other Accounts (whether interest bearing or not) located outside of the United Kingdom. (e.g. not to be in IOM or Channel Island Bank Accounts.)

Branch funds of any UK Branch, if deposited in interest paying accounts, will be made only in institutions where UK tax is deducted at source.

All cheques and other orders relating to the Bank Account shall be signed by the Treasurer and one of two other members of the Committee appointed by the Committee for that purpose.

All books relating to the finances of the Branch shall be produced to the Directors of CAMRA or their duly authorised representative on demand, on seven days clear notice to the Branch.

Audit: The Accounts of the Branch in each year shall be audited either by a professional auditor or by two members of CAMRA, neither of whom shall be a member of the Branch Committee nor a Director of CAMRA.

The Accounts drawn up shall include combined Profit and Loss accounts and Balance Sheets indicating all monies held by the Branch or on behalf of the Branch relating to all activities including Beer Festivals and publications run by the Branch.

Two copies of the audited Accounts shall be lodged with CAMRA at its Registered Office and with the Regional Director in whose region the Branch is situated within one month of the date of the Annual General Meeting.

Bye-Laws: Subject to the approval of the Regional Director the Branch Committee shall have power (unless and until overruled by the Branch in General Meeting) to adopt Bye-Laws for the better furtherance of the objects of the Branch.

Winding Up: The Branch may be wound up at any time by the Directors of CAMRA or by a Special General Meeting called for that purpose, the business having been notified in the notice convening the same, and upon a resolution to that effect being passed by a majority of at least two thirds of those present and entitled to vote. Upon dissolution the assets shall be used firstly to pay off all proper liabilities of the Branch and any surplus thereafter shall be paid to CAMRA. If the Branch membership falls below 25 the Branch may be wound up.

Alteration to Constitution: This Constitution may be altered only at an Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting called for that purpose, with the specific alteration having been stipulated in the notice convening the same and subject to the approval of at least two thirds of those present and entitled to vote.

Before any such alteration shall become effective it shall be approved by the Directors of CAMRA or their duly authorised representative.

Notice: The accidental omission to give notice of any meeting to any person entitled to such a notice shall not invalidate any proceedings at the meeting.

The Branch shall hold an annual Pub of The Year competition for each of the areas listed as follows;

North Northumberland, South East Northumberland, South West Northumberland and Tyneside.

The winner will be decided by visits to each of the area winners by judges appointed by the Chairman who have undergone training for this purpose.

Stone-built houses are a feature of Haltwhistle. It is one of two settlements in Great Britain which claim to be the exact geographic centre of the island, along with Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, 71 miles (114 km) to the south.

]]>Obituary – John Hollandhttps://tynland.camra.org.uk/obituary-john-holland/
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:33:30 +0000http://tynland.camra.org.uk/?p=3116John Holland, a well known and much loved CAMRA member sadly died on 13th July. After a number of months of ill health, John appeared to be bouncing-back, he was once again attending CAMRA meetings and events, he had planned future trips and holidays, so the news was somewhat unexpected.

When John joined CAMRA it was almost impossible to drink real ale on Tyneside. When celebrating a birthday with friends in the late 1970s, he had to resort to drinking glasses of Madeira in a wine bar, ‘miserable’ is how he described the situation.

John had been a stalwart of the Tyneside & Northumberland branch of CAMRA since the late 1970s. In the 1980s he was branch chair, before becoming the regional director for the north east. In 1998 he was elected to the National Executive of CAMRA, which essentially meant that he was a company director of the Campaign for Real Ale.

After stepping down from the National Executive in 2007, John continued chairing the clubs committee and was on several other national committees.

CAMRA and real ale was John’s life, he didn’t have other hobbies, pastimes, sports or interests distracting him from campaigning for real ale, pubs and clubs.

John’s funeral was attended by a large contingent of local, regional and national CAMRA members.

John was great company, he enjoyed lively conversation and banter. He will be missed as a campaigner and friend.

The branch is planning to remember John with a Gateshead pub crawl, timed to coincide with his birthday in October.